Stone or feed boat.



H. A. SMITH.

STONE QR FEED BOAT. APPLICATION FILED 020.9,1914.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

HENRY ,ADALTBERT SMITH, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

STONE OR FEED BOAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

Application filed December 9, 1914. Serial No. 876,255.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ADALBERT SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Elgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in Stone or Feed Boats, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description,reference being had -.to theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to stone or feed boats.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a front portion or nosefor a stone or feedboat which is made in sections so that it may beadapted to fit different sizes of boats.

A further object of my invention is to form the nose or prow so that itmay be easily and firmly secured .to the forward end of the body portionof a stone or feed boat.

Further objects of my invention will appear from the detaileddescription to follow.

In the drawing, in which I have illustrated one embodiment of myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stone or feed boatshowing the manner in which the improved nose is secured thereto; andFig. 2 is a perspective view of a sheet or plate metal nose for the feedboat; and Fig. 3 is a rear view of a modified form of a nose which maybe used with light sheet metal.

Referring now to the drawing indetail, reference character 10 indicatesin general the front portion or nose of the boat, and

reference character 11 indicates in general the body portion. The nosecomprises right hand and left hand side sections 12, a middle section13, a cross bar 14 forming a draft bar being secured to the front endsof said sections. The sections and bar may be secured together by meansof rivets or bolts 15. The outer edges of the side sections 12 areturned upwardly and inwardly as at 16 forming channels 17 in which theouter timbers of the body 11 of the boat are secured. The body 11comprises longitudinally extending timbers 18 which are secured to thenose 10 by means of bolts 19 extending through openings in the timbersand through holes 20 in the nose. The outer timbers 18 of the body ofthe boat extend forwardly into the channels 17 and are secured in placetherein by means of bolts 22 extending through the timbers and dlesection 13 so that the lower faces of the sections 12 and 1.3 are flushwitheach other.

In the modification of Fig. 3, the side sections 12 are off-setdownwardly as at :27 where they engage the middle section 13*, and theconstruction is strengthened by means of a truss rod 28 which extendsacross the nose or prow, through openings in the upturned edges 16 andrests on a bearing block 29, which is supported by the middle section 13Nuts 30 are provided for adjustmg the tension of the truss rod. Withthis construction, lighter material may be used for the sections 12 and13*.

It will be noted that the nose of the stone or feed boat being composedof sections can be shlpped knocked down, and as unfinished material, andthat the sections can be secured together by merely riveting or boltingthem together. By using the middle section 13 of different widths thenose can be accommodated to body portions of different widths.

The entire device is so simple in construction that a completedimplement can be built up by any one of ordinary intel ligence, withoutspecial mechanical skill.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A nose for stone or feed boats includingtwo formed metal right and left side sections and a formed metal middlesection, said sections being provided with bolt holes at their rearedges whereby they may be attached to a body of suitably designedtimber, and provided with holes in their adjacent edges whereby they maybe bolted or riveted together, the forward ends of said sections beingcurved upwardly, and a draft bar secured to and across said forwardends.

2. A nose for stone or feed boats including two formed metal right andleft side sections and a formed metal middle section,

said sections being provided with bolt holes at their rear edges wherebythey may be attached to the body of a stone or feed boat,

and provided with holes in their adjacent edges whereby they may bebolted or riveted together, the forward ends of said sections beingcurved upwardly, the outer edges of the side sections being turnedupwardly and inwardly to form channels in which the side timbers of thebody of the boat may fit, and a draft bar secured to and across said forward ends.

3. A nose for stone or feed boats including two formed metal right andleft side sections and a formed metal middle section, said sectionsbeing provided with bolt holes at their rear edges whereby they may beattached to the body of a stone or feed boat, and provided with holes intheir adjacent edges whereby they may be bolted or riveted together, theforward ends of said sections being curved upwardly to permit itssliding over uneven surfaces or obstructions, the inner edges of theside sections being oif-set Copies of this patent may be obtained forupwardly or downwardly in case of light material being used where theyconnect with the middle section whereby the lower faces of the sectionsare flush, and a draft bar secured to said forward ends.

4. A stone or feed boat comprising a nose having an upturned forward endincluding formed wrought metal of suitable thickness in three sectionshaving upwardly and inwardly turned outer edges forming channels, adraft bar secured to said sections and a body portion having sidetimbers fitting and secured in said channels.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two witnesses. v

HENRY ADALBERT SMITH.

Witnesses J. C. BOHN, J. W. JErFREYs.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,I). 0.

